Host Michael Taft speaks with meditation teacher and creator Kelly Boys on the practice of non-sleep, deep rest—a contemporary name for the traditional practice of yoga nidra, using liminal states as gateways to profound meditative experiences, finding ways to let go more completely, how this practice pertains to nonduality, and the transformative power of embodied practice.
Kelly Boys is a mindfulness trainer and creator of . She co-developed the Peace on Purpose mindfulness and resilience program for UN humanitarian and development employees, training UN staff within the Middle East, Central Asia and beyond. She has worked with veterans with PTSD within the VA system and in San Quentin State Prison as a part of the Prison Yoga Project. She directed a teacher training for the Search Inside Yourself Institute, bringing facilitators from around the globe together to learn the emotional intelligence and mindfulness curriculum as taught at Google. Kelly is the founding advisor for the Easy Habit meditation app. She is captivated with engaging within the inner and outer work of antiracism. She holds a level in Intercultural Religious Studies and has trained in yoga nidra within the nondual yogic tradition of Kashmir Shaivism
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